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Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith admitted she was deeply distraught to hear that her co-star Matt Lucas would be leaving the show.

GREAT British Bake Off star Steven Carter-Bailey has revealed the extreme measures of how he kept his identity a secret during filming. The 39-year-old shot to fame on the eighth series of the show in 2017. The marketer, from Watford, got all the way to the final five years ago, but narrowly missed out on the top spot after Sophie Faldo was crowned winner.

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The Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith, 80, has revealed how "thousands" of viewers said she had "ruined" their lives after she announced the 2017 winner before the final by accident.The BBC judge admitted she felt "mortified" by her error.Prue, who is best known for judging The Great British Bake Off alongside Paul Hollywood, 54, has opened up about how she handled the online backlash she received after announcing Sophie Faldo had won the series.The BBC favourite told The Mirror: "I did not realise how much of a national treasure it was until I inadvertently tweeted the winner on my first year which was absolutely terrible."I had thousands of people saying ‘you have ruined my life.

Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith has told how she has had to develop a “thick skin” because of web trolls – not least when she accidentally tweeted the show’s winner.